Oldham Local Plan Submission
The Council submitted the Oldham Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for Examination in Public pursuant to Regulation 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended, on 14 August 2026.
Those who made representations at Regulation 19 stage will be notified that the Plan has been submitted.
In accordance with Regulation 35(a), hard copies of the Oldham Local Plan, the Integrated Assessment, the policies map, and the Regulation 22 Consultation Statement are available for inspection at the locations mentioned in the Regulation 22(3) Statement of Fact / Notice of Submission.
In accordance with Regulation 35(b), the submission documents are also available to view here on the Council website.
Further details of the Examination may be found on the following webpage: Oldham Local Plan Examination | Oldham Local Plan Examination | Oldham Council
A full list of all documents can be found in the Oldham Local Plan Document List.
1. Submission Documents
SD01 - Oldham Local Plan Publication Plan Document (January 2026)
SD02 - Oldham Local Plan Publication Plan Document Appendices 1 to 13 (January 2026)
SD03 - Policies Map (PDF Version) (January 2026)
SD04 - Policies Map – Interactive Version (January 2026)
SD05 - Integrated Assessment Scoping Report Update 3 (January 2026)
SD07 - Integrated Assessment Appendices (January 2026)
SD08 - Integrated Assessment Non-Technical Summary (January 2026)
SD09 - Oldham Local Plan Consultation Statement (July 2026)
SD010 - Oldham Publication Local Plan: Schedule of Representations Received (14 August 2026)
SD012 - Statement of Co-operation (including Statement of Common Ground) (14 August 2026)
SD013 - Log of collaboration (14 August 2026)
SD014 - PINS Pre-examination Checklist for Oldham Local Plan (14 August 2026)
SD015 - PINS Response to Oldham Local Plan Pre-Examination Checklist (14 August 2026)
SD016 - Oldham Council Response to SD015 (14 August 2026)
SD017 - Notice of Submission (14 August 2026)
SD018 - Letter notifying the Secretary of State of Submission (14 August 2026)
2. Supporting Documents
The documents below have informed, or are part of, the evidence for the Oldham Local Plan. Weblinks are provided to the documents under the most relevant theme. However, many documents relate to more than one theme.
National planning policy and guidance and other plans and strategies at a Greater Manchester, regional and national level are referred to within relevant Topic Papers, with links provided to those documents.
Plan Wide Supporting Documents
PW01 - Oldham Plan 2024-2030 (6 November 2024)
PW02 - Corporate Plan ‘Ready for the Future’ (November 2024)
PW03 - Building a Better Oldham
PW04 - Authorities Monitoring Reports (30 March 2026)
PW05 - Local Plan Viability Assessment (19 December 2025)
PW06 - Draft Local Plan Schedule of Comments and Council’s Response (January 2026)
PW07 - Setting the Scene Topic Paper (January 2026)
PW08 - Oldham Local Plan Publication Plan Statement of Common Ground (January 2026)
PW09 - Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan (21 March 2024)
PW010 - Statement of Community Involvement (28 July 2021)
PW011 - Local Development Scheme
Homes Supporting Documents
HO01 - Housing Topic Paper (January 2026)
HO02 - Housing Topic Paper Appendix 1 (January 2026)
HO03 - Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2025 (1 April 2025)
HO04 - Housing Delivery Test Action Plan (16 June 2025)
HO05 – Oldham Local Housing Needs Assessment (10 June 2024)
HO06 - Oldham’s Housing Strategy (10 July 2019)
HO07 - Brownfield Land Register 2025 (15 December 2025)
HO08 - Article 4 Direction for Houses in Multiple Occupation (1 January 2026)
HO09 - Adult Social Care Market Position Statement
HO010 - Greater Manchester Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (October 2024)
Economy and Employment Supporting Documents
EE01 - Economy and Employment Topic Paper (January 2026)
EE02 - Economy and Employment Topic Paper Appendix 1 Employment Land Supply (January 2026)
EE03 - Oldham Draft Employment Land Review Part One (January 2024)
EE04 - Levelling up Oldham (23 March 2022)
EE05 - SIF Refresh and Sector Requirement Review (2019)
Our Centres Supporting Documents
OC01 - Our Centres Topic Paper (January 2026)
OC02 - Oldham Town Centre Development Framework
OC03 - Retail and Leisure Study (September 2020)
OC04 - Oldham Cultural Strategy (2022-2030) (2022)
Addressing Climate Change Supporting Documents
CC01 - Addressing Climate Change Topic Paper (January 2026)
CC02 - Oldham Green New Deal Strategy (March 2020)
CC03 - Oldham Local Area Energy Plan (December 2021)
CC04 - Oldham Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2026 (January 2026)
CC05 - Housing and Employment Land Supply SFRA Sequential Test 2025 (January 2026)
Natural Environment and Open Land Supporting Documents
NE01 - Natural Environment and Open Land Topic Paper (January 2026)
NE02 - Local Green Space Assessment (16 July 2021)
NE03 - Proposed Publication Plan minor Green Belt amendments (web map) (January 2026)
Addressing the Biodiversity Emergency Supporting Documents
BE01 - Addressing the Biodiversity Emergency Topic Paper (January 2026)
BE02 - Oldham Green Infrastructure Strategy (August 2022)
BE04 - Green Corridors and Links Review (January 2026)
Oldham’s Historic Environment Supporting Documents
HE01 - Oldham’s Historic Environment Topic Paper (January 2026)
HE03 - Oldham Mills Strategy (November 2021)
Achieving High Quality Design Supporting Documents
DE01 - Achieving High Quality Design Topic Paper (January 2026)
A Sustainable, Active, Accessible Network for Oldham Supporting Documents
ST01 - Transport Topic Paper (January 2026)
ST02 - Oldham Transport Strategy and Delivery Plan (2 November 2022)
Communities Supporting Documents
CO01 - Communities Topic Paper (January 2026)
CO02 - Oldham Open Space Study (21 September 2022)
CO03 - Oldham Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sports Strategy (27 March 2025)
CO04 - Oldham Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2022-2030) (January 2022)
C005 - Oldham Integrated Care Partnership Strategy (2023-2027) (2023)
CO06 - Oldham Education Provision Strategy (2020-2024) (21 October 2019)
CO07 - OIdham Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) (2024)
Protecting Our Local Environment Supporting Documents
LE01 - Local Environment Topic Paper (January 2026)
Infrastructure and Delivery in Oldham and Monitoring Supporting Documents
ID01 - Infrastructure and Delivery Topic Paper (January 2026)
ID02 - Infrastructure Funding Statement (March 2026)
ID03 - Oldham Local Plan Infrastructure Delivery Plan (January 2026)
Previous Iterations of Local Plan
LP01 - Local Plan Review Regulation 18 (July 2017)